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Philippines: Text “TABANG” for Help from TARSIER

Tagbilaran city: You witness a disaster, accident or a crime unfolding and you want to call for help, but your mobile phone’s load is not enough for a call, or composing lengthy messages may be too time consuming, what do you do?
Just text “Tabang” and send it to pre-designated Telephone and Radio Systems Integrated Emergency Response (TaRSIER 117), advices emergency rescue and response team leader Mark Galia, over at Kapihan sa PIA. Text messages can be sent to 0917-510-1490 (globe) or 0949-795-5530 (smart), although Tarsier can be direct dialed from any globe landline at 117, Galia explained, adding that the landline call

Philippines: DOST to Launch Project Moses

Butuan: The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will launch project Mobile Operational System for Emergency (Moses) which complements the operation of the project NOAH or Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazard. The department will pilot test Moses which will be done on the onset of the National Science and Technology week celebration on July 22 said DOST-Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga during the recently held Regional Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction Management.
Moses uses mobile tablet computers designed by DOST for hazard monitoring and evacuation assistance. One thousand units of Moses tablets are

Philippines: Davao City Welcomes Holding of Flash-flood Drill

Davao city: Mayor Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the plan of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to conduct a mock drill on flash-flood response slated on July 27. He said the city must prepare for any eventuality natural or man-made. “It is as good as any other time to practice, so that with the real emergency comes, we will know what to do,” Duterte said. Several far-flung and urban barangays of the city are prone to landslides and flash-floods, respectively.
In Davao Region, preparations are underway for the regional summit on Disaster Risk Reduction Management for local chief executives in

Philippines: Medical Team Ready for Action at the International Triathlon Event

Dr. Peter Mancao, the medical director for the Cobra Iron Man 70.3 Philippines, said everything’s set for the race slated to start on August 4.
Mancao said medical response teams are ready for the international triathlon event set to start and end at the Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa. “It’s all systems go for us,” said Mancao. “Everything’s set up and ready for deployment. We’re prepared for the worst, more prepared than last year.”
The Emergency Response Unit Foundation (ERUF), Philippine National Red Cross (PRC), All-Terrain Medical Relief Operations (AMRO), Chong-Hua Hospital, AC

Catbalogan City: The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) oriented Catbalogan City volunteers for the local coordinating body known as the Systematic Technical Emergency Preparedness–Unified Program (STEP–UP). USAR is described as a multi-hazard discipline involving the location, extrication and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces due to natural disasters, structural collapse, transportation accidents, and mines and collapsed trenches.
Mayor Stephanie Uy-Tan thanked Gozon for his time and urged the volunteers to ensure the safety of the public. “This orientation is in preparatio